Table 1.
Characteristics of Transmission Reduction Intervention Project (TRIP) participants in Chicago, IL (N = 218), 2013–2016
| Characteristic | Total | Recent seeds | Network of Recent Seeds | Long-term Seeds | Network of Long-term Seeds | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n (%) | 2021 | 23 | 96 | 19 | 31 | |
| HIV diagnoses, n (%) | 84 (41.6) | 23 (100) | 33 (34.4) | 19 (100) | 6 (19.4) | <0.001 |
| Syphilis infection3 | 36 (17.8) | 5 (21.7) | 15 (15.6) | 9 (47.4) | 3 (9.7) | 0.007 |
| Mean age, SD | 29.1 (9.7) | 25.9 (9.5) | 29.5 (9.6) | 26.5 (6.6) | 33.4 (12.3) | <0.001 |
| Gender, n (%) | <0.001 | |||||
| Cis-male | 176 (87.1) | 21 (91.3) | 87 (90.6) | 18 (94.7) | 18 (58.1) | |
| Cis-female | 22 (10.9) | 1 (4.3) | 6 (6.3) | 1 (5.3) | 12 (38.7) | |
| Trans-female | 5 (2.5) | 2 (8.7) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Trans-male | 1 (0.5) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.673 | |||||
| <High school | 20 (9.9) | 1 (4.3) | 7 (7.3) | 2 (10.5) | 2 (6.5) | |
| High school | 71 (35.1) | 7 (30.4) | 36 (37.5) | 6 (31.6) | 10 (32.3) | |
| Some college | 96 (47.5) | 15 (65.2) | 44 (45.8) | 10 (52.6) | 16 (51.6) | |
| ≥Bachelors | 16 (7.9) | 1 (4.3) | 8 (8.3) | 3 (15.8) | 2 (6.5) | |
| Housing instability,4 n (%) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.673 |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 62 (30.7) | 9 (39.1) | 32 (33.3) | 7 (36.8) | 5 (16.1) | 0.373 |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | 0.001 | |||||
| Gay | 106 (52.5) | 13 (56.5) | 58 (60.4) | 12 (63.2) | 11 (35.5) | |
| Bisexual | 54 (26.7) | 5 (21.7) | 27 (28.1) | 7 (36.8) | 3 (9.7) | |
| Other | 44 (21.8) | 6 (26.1) | 11 (11.5) | 2 (10.5) | 16 (51.6) | |
| Ever used PrEP | 11 (5.4) | 2 (8.7) | 6 (6.3) | 1 (5.3) | 2 (6.5) | 0.582 |
1
Does not total to 202, remaining individuals were HIV-negative
2
Comparing characteristics in networks of recent vs long-term seeds
3
Defined as titer ≥1:8
4
Over the past six months